While Acevedo has suggested for months the city might need to go to taxpayers, Turner said Tuesday it's among his top ideas.

He proposed raising the amount of money the city can legally collect to hire at least 500 or 600 new officers. It could take an excess of $90 million.

"Most people would agree we need additional revenue," Turner said. "It's not just about cutting costs. Because we need, and this is for public safety, for law enforcement purposes only. Not talking about anything else other than public safety."